diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index eb7dda6..baf9ffe 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 CHANNEL stable
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 10
-PATCH 2
+PATCH 3
 PRERELEASE 0
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0